NZXT C1500 Platinum ATX 3.1 Power Supply Review

A Closer Look

NZXT has opted to give this PSU a clean and modern aesthetic, which isn’t surprising, since they’ve deployed the same design philosophy on their latest cases, coolers, motherboards, and even their peripherals. For now, this PSU is only available in black, but given other models in the series were eventually made available in white, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a white model follow along in the near future.

The PSU features a larger 140mm fan for big airflow with lower noise, and a flush mounted aluminium top cover to keep things looking clean and tidy.

Around the back of the PSU, there’s plenty of ventilation for heat exhaust, with a master power switch, as well as a hybrid fan switch to toggle active (always on) fan mode, or the passive mode that will use zero RPM fan mode when the PSU is under lower loads and temperatures. You’ll notice the square cable connector (C19) too, which are more common on extreme wattage PSUs, as they come with a higher rated power cable than a standard PSU.

Branding is kept very clean, a subtle black “NZXT C1500” logo on each side, and even the specifications sticker on the back is pretty unobtrusive.

Onto the business end, you’ll find a plethora of connectors, with a split 24-pin connector, nine CPU & PCIe connectors, four peripherals & SATA connectors, and most importantly, a pair of 12VHPWR connectors for current and next gen high power devices such as graphics cards.